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Child Trafficking in the US State of Georgia in the 1950s
54:10 - 57:22 (03:11)
Children in poverty in Georgia were taken from their families and sold to adoptive families in the 1950s, with judges and social workers complicit in the illegal trade.
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Georgia Tann was an American child trafficker who, as the director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society, stole children and sold them to wealthy families.
54:10 - 56:16 (02:05)
Child trafficking
Summary
Georgia Tann was an American child trafficker who, as the director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society, stole children and sold them to wealthy families. Tann used unethical practices and connections with powerful officials to sell children for high prices, impacting many families negatively.
ChapterChild Trafficking in the US State of Georgia in the 1950s
EpisodePart One: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
A mother in 1940 was forced to give her three children to the Tennessee Children's Home Society.
56:16 - 57:22 (01:06)
Tennessee Children's Home Society
Summary
A mother in 1940 was forced to give her three children to the Tennessee Children's Home Society. The children were then sold to wealthy families, causing heartbreak and trauma for the birth mother and the children.